| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rounded Number | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 |
- 4 is in the hundredths place and 2 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (4) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 44.5421 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 44.54
